I Just Ordered My Vision Line Big Boy From legacy Station

Have fun.

Could very well be the most expensive engine ever produced in

any scale.  May even top out at over $3000.00 smack a-ronnies.

Even more expensive then a Yugo.

Try a Kohs at $7-$8K

          YES , AND THIS IS THE ONLY VISION LINE PRODUCT I INTEND TO BUY SO I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE THE LONG EXPENSIVE WALK DOWN VISION LANE IN GENERAL.

Bob C.

Enjoy, enjoy!

Oh the humanity..

Obviously you are not aware of Kohs, Precision Scale, and Key, if you think $3000 is expensive.

No wasn't aware, but for that kind of money it better be made better then cast iron.  ****, for that kind of money I'd want to ride in it as well.

Definitely NOT "cast iron", but handmade brass.

I always dreamed of a kOhs but it is outside my area of action which is the world of MTH and Lionel.

          bob c

...by a South Korean on loan form Samsung.

Hot Water,

Please confirm your understanding that the VL Big Boy is to be fabricated from "handmade brass".

thanks,

Bill

Bob:

If this engine was high on your priority list, then I applaud you for just ordering it. Get the suspense out of the way. What's a couple hundred one way or the other for something you really want.

No!  Lionel steam locomotives are diecast! 

I was referring to those high-end models from Kohs, PSC, and Key,,,,,THOSE are all hand made brass.

Not hardly!!!

I need one of these in my backyard.

I'm happy for you, always nice to scratch an item off the list you have been wanting.

I am waiting to see the price and shop dealers before placing my order.  There will be plenty of time to pre-order after the announcement.

Oh yeah, I suspect a good many are doing the same thing.  Then in typical bay fashion we will find them in droves selling at 30-50% mark-up.

I once hand a rather long conversation via email with the good folks at M.B. Klein on how to spot the hooligans buying product in mass and dumping it on the bay there-by screwing over their customer base.

Suffice to say, they are now on the look out, and believe it not, some savvy internet train dealers are also pimping on the bay.  (no names mention)

Every idea, from the internet itself to Craigslist, to Kick-starter to the Bay, design for the average person has been highjacked and polluted.

Whoo Hoo! I'll take one of every number...

Not even close.

There's no doubt that we takes our hits on these toy train offerings. It's the nature of the beast.

Bob C.

This is my plan.  If I can find a shop where I can get the loco and the Legacy controller set for less than the MSRP of the loco, they'll be getting my money.

Good for you!  You know you're gonna buy it anyway, so why wait?

Allan,

Kind of like Key Import's D&RGW L-96 2-8-8-2 that's going for around $3,395.00 or Car & Locomotive Shop's Southern Pacific 4-10-2 for the cheap price of $5,495.00, and those are just two out of many more examples for just O scale.

What kind of rate do you get on your home equity loan???  

I'm with you.  Don't want this to turn into a "bay" thread, but I fully expect to see what you said. 

Like said above, I am in no hurry.  And, yes, it may only be a few $s of saving in light of a several thousand $ engine, but whoever has the cheapest price will get my business. 

I know I'll buy one, but undetermined on who gets my business.  Forum sponsors and past purchase dealings will play in the decision.  But the biggest factor will be cost.